Key-holeer



C. L. PEIRCE, In. KEY HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED 16.4. I921- ReissuedSept. 20, 1921. 15,200.

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KEY-HOLDER.

Specification of Reissued Letters Patent.

Original No. 1,352,622, dated September 14, 1920, Serial No. 284,319,filed March 22, 1919. Application for reissue filed August 4, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES L. PEIROE, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny andState of Pennsylvania, have made a new and useful Invention in Key-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to key holders and particularly to simplified keyholders whereby any certain key of a number contained thereon may bereadily distinguished one from another; said holder also being of suchconstruction that any key may be removed from the holder withoutremoving an of the other keys.

enerally speaking the key holder of my invention comprises a length ofchain, or a plurality of links coupled together at the center of the keyholder by a connector such as a sister hook, and dissimilar members atthe opposite ends of the holder, functioning not only to retain the keyson the holder but as a means of readily distinguishing one end of theholder from the other thus providing means for readily determining thelocation of any certain key.

Various features of my invention will be clearly understood by referenceto the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification and inwhich Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a key holder embodyingthis invention, Figs. 2 and 3 are similar views of modified forms ofsaid holder and Fig. 4 is a view of a further modification of a keyholder embodying certain features of this invention.

Referring to Fig. 1, the holder consists of a chain made up of aplurality of links l of the ri ht size to readily slip through the eyeof tie keys 5 to be contained on the holder. The chain is divided inhalves by means of a sister hook 6 which detachably connects the halvestogether and which may readily pass through the key eyes. The 0 positeends of the chain are rovided with dissimilar stops 7 and 8 whic are ofsufficient size to retain the keys on the holder and sufiicientlydissimilar in either shape or size to be readily distinguished one fromthe other.

Referrin to Fig. 2, the holder consists of two lin s 9 and 10 connectedtogether Serial No. 489,871.

by means of a sister hook 6. The dissimilar ends 11 and 12 forming stopsfor the holder 1n this form are made integral with links 9and 10.

In the form shown in Fig. 3 the holder consists of two links 13 and 14formed in the nature of bars having integral eyes 15 and 16 throughwhich the sister hook 6 passes. In this form bar 13 is provided with anintegral end stop 17 while bar link 14 is provided with a disk-like end18 which serves as an end stop.

In the form shown in Fig. 4 the dissimilar end stops 19 and 20 areioined at 21 and the two series of links 22 and 23 forming key supportsare joined together by means of a slster hook 6.

I am aware that numerous forms of key holders have been suggested in anattempt to produce one in which the keys thereon can be readilyseparated or isolated but so far as I am aware all of these have beenmore or less complicated and bulky and do not permit the removal ofother keys. From my disclosure it will be readily apparent that if forinstance an end key is to be removed the remaining keys can be slidalong the holder to the end opposite from the key to be removed, thesister hook disconnected and the desired key removed and the sister bookagain connected. By first sliding the keys until the one to bedisconnected lies adjacent the sister hook it may be readily removedwithout disturbing the arrangement of any of the other keys or withoutremoving the same. This is common to the three forms of device shown.

By means of the dissimilar end stops the location of any certain key maybe readily determined for use without the necessity of seeing the keysought.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim is 1. A key holdercomprising multiple links having a detachable connector for 'oining thelinks together, and means for i entifying the opposite ends of thelinks.

2. A key holder comprising two key supports provided with dissimilar endstops, and a detachable connector joining said suports.

p 3. A key holder comprising two lengths of chain, a detachableconnector for joining Reissued Sept. 20, 1921.

said lengths together, and dissimilar end stops for the opposite ends ofthe joined chains.

4. A key holder comprising two length of chain, a detachable connectorfor joining said. lengths together and key stops forthe opposite ends ofthe joined chain.

5..A key holder comprising two key supports piovided with end stops andedetachable connector joining said supports.

ln testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

CHARLES L. PEIROE,J1:.

